NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing Millennium series - NOW - Millennium 2002 - 2003. 30 tracks across 2 LPs pressed in vibrant blue and white vinyl - with LP 1 representing 2002 and LP 2 showcasing the best of 2003.
George Michael takes us back to the year 2002 with his Top 10 hit ‘Freeek!’ (which includes samples from Aaliyah’s No.5 hit ‘Try Again’ and Q-Tips’ ‘Breathe And Stop’), followed by the JXL remixed Elvis Presley track ‘A Little Less Conversation’, which reached #1 in 13 countries! Girls Aloud made their debut and had the Christmas #1… Neighbours star Holly Valance’s #1 debut single ‘Kiss Kiss’ appears alongside floor-filler ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ and Avril Lavigne with her Grammy-nominated track ‘Complicated’. Flipping to side B with Top 10 hits from Robbie Williams and Coldplay, followed by the certified platinum single from Oasis ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’. Nelly & Kelly Rowland and Mary J. Blige give us massive R&B hits before Céline Dion’s powerhouse vocals finalise 2002 for us with the stellar track ‘A New Day Has Come’. But we don’t stop there…
Heading into 2003 on LP 2 with #1s from Elton John, Will Young and Christina Aguilera, plus Kylie Minogue with her 7th UK #1 single ‘Slow’. Huge hits from the US by The Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent and Justin Timberlake follow along with the years’ floor-filling favourite from Junior Senior. The diversity of genres in the charts of the early noughties is highlighted by Evanescence who took their debut single ‘Bring Me To Life’ to #1, Unforgettable hits from Electric Six with ‘Danger! High Voltage and t.A.T.u’s #1 smash ‘All The Things She Said’ feature along with alt-rock classics from R.E.M. with ‘Bad Day’ and Radiohead’s ‘There, There’ before closing the collection with Pop excellence from Dido and her Brit Award-winning single ‘White Flag’, and Katie Melua’s debut ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’.
NOW - Millennium 2002 – 2003; Celebrating the diversity and contemporary brilliance of post millennium Pop.
Tracklist
LP 1 Side A
1. George Michael - Freeek! (Radio Edit)
2. Elvis Presley vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix)
3. Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
4. Britney Spears - Overprotected (Radio Edit)
5. Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
6. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor (Album Version)
7. P!NK - Just Like A Pill
8. Avril Lavigne - Complicated
LP 1 Side B
1. Robbie Williams - Feel
2. Coldplay - In My Place
3. Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
4. X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne – Lazy
5. Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma
6. Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (Radio Edit)
7. Céline Dion - A New Day Has Come (Radio Remix)
LP 2 Side A
1. Elton John - Are You Ready For Love ('79 Version Radio Edit)
2. Kylie Minogue - Slow
3. Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
4. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up (Radio Edit)
5. 50 Cent - In Da Club (Single Version)
6. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
7. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
8. Will Young - Leave Right Now
LP 2 Side B
1. Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
2. t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said
3. Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
4. Radiohead - There, There
5. R.E.M. - Bad Day
6. Dido - White Flag
7. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy
